Questions and answers
Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-16377
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on the COVID-19 Inquiry to date.
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Question reference: S6W-16380
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its latest estimate is of the number of (a) dentists, (b) dental practices in total and (c) dental practices carrying out NHS procedures, in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-16375
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much long Covid support funding was allocated to each NHS board in 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6W-16379
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish all correspondence that it had with (a) the Royal College of Nursing, (b) the Royal College of Midwives, (c) GMB, (d) UNISON, (e) Unite the Union and (f) the Royal College of Physicians, regarding a pay deal for NHS staff.
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Question reference: S6W-15841
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13011 by Humza Yousaf on 21 December 2022, whether it will directly address whether it plans to provide support to facilitate the provision of nutritious food at NHS workplaces.
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Question reference: S6W-15840
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the findings of a survey by the Medical and Dental Defence Union Scotland (MDDUS) that one third of junior doctors cannot access nutritious food at work and say that this contributes to burnout, whether it plans to introduce standards in NHS Scotland similar to NHS England's National Standards for Healthcare Food and Drink.
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Question reference: S6W-15843
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the comments in the Expert Working Group report, 48-hour maximum working week (without averaging) for Junior Doctors in Scotland, that there is neither a consistent set of standards, nor an implementation strategy, across all NHS boards to establish such uniform standards to facilitate the spread of best practice in relation to staff wellbeing and combating fatigue.
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Question reference: S6W-15844
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to introducing a minimum standard or an implementation strategy for basic facilities across all NHS boards, to provide all doctors with places and time to rest and sleep, access to nutritious food and drink, and the tools needed to do their job, as recommended in the General Medical Council report, Caring for doctors Caring for patients, published in November 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-15842
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to implement the recommendation in the "Principle Conclusions" section of the Expert Working Group report, 48-hour maximum working week (without averaging) for Junior Doctors in Scotland, to improve the provision of nutritious food and drinks for all night shift staff.
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Question reference: S6W-15719
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the findings of its Health and Wellbeing Census, with information on how frequently S2 and S4 pupils use e-cigarettes, will be published.
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